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RECREATION
Audubon Society chapter
wants your bird questions
The Black Hills Audubon Society recently es— N . I P L d
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tablished a service to answer questions about birds 111 e 0 0r 0 Guns Iver
wa er-
from residents of Mason, Thurston and Lewis coun— u Ic a n s
ghecéilliI‘SFEé‘Eags No-h 2125.34, 235:: ans 2(1361 (iintthe
ties. on or o omis 1ver wa ers e , an we
Those seeking to identify a bird, learn about bird gates on USFS Road
NO- 2294 and USFS Road N0. A
feeders, find instructions to build a birdhouse, in- As part of National
Public Lands Day, Olympic 2270 in the Wynooehee River waterShed-
formation on plants to make a yard more appealing National Forest
encourages people to help clean up These ClosureS, Wthh happen yearlt from
Oet- 1
to birds and where to find good birding spots can public lands. ’
through April 30, are Part Of a Memorandum 0f Un-
email questionsforBHAS@gmail.com. Answers will The single-day volunteer
effort starts at 10 am. der Standing between the Olympic National ForeSt
be provided by volunteers and replied to on a near- Saturday at three sites
in Olympic National Forest, and the WaShington Department Of FiSh &
Wildlife
daily basis. ‘ including Brown Creek Campground on Us. Forest The
closures are designed to increase wildlife use
“There have been so many news reports of a Service Road No. 23 above
Skokomish Valley. Of habitat, reduce Silt bUilan in lakes and Streamsa
greatly increased interest in bird watching since The other sites are at
the Quilcene office of the and PreteCt road SyStemS, PrOVide diVerse more
the COVID-19 crisis began,” said Kim Adelson, Forest Service and the
Satsop Center Campground etional hunting opportunitieS, reduce harassment
"
BHAS board member. “People are finding it a great in Montesano. levels
on deer and elk and increase the escapement
way to stay connected to the outdoors while staying According to a release
by the forest office, “As rate 0f ank deer and bun elk-
close to home — looking through their windows or more and more visitors
are coming out to enjoy the The gates Will be Closed until May 1- -
strolling around their neighborhobds. It can be in- forest, trash and
littering have been on the increase The Closures eXtend only to the use Of
mOtorized
timidating to know how to get started, though, and and the beautiful
landscapes we love are often hid- Vehides: aceeSSing the road SyStemS
behind the
people are often embarrassed to ask ‘experts’ what den under debris.”
gates Via hiking 01‘ mountain biking is Still PermiS'
they fear are very basic questions. We created this After picking up trash
around the forest, par- Slble-
email hotline specially'to provide help to beginners ticipants can
return to one of the stations around For queStionSa contaet Betsy Howell
With 013ml-
find, identify, and attract birds.” pm. to drop off the trash in
exchange for prizes. Pic National ForeSt at 360-765-2230-
. BHAS is a chapter of the National Audubon So- For more information, email
Nicolette Burtis at s
ciety and represents Lewis, Mason and Thurston nicolette.burtis@usda.gov. I
Compiled by'Edito" Justin Johnson-
k
Post: NF C West teams are a comblned 7—1 after 2 wee s ,
continued from page A-38
The game probably shouldn’t have
come down to the final play after Se—
attle went ahead 35-23 after Wilson
threw an 18-yard TD pass to Chris
Carson with 4:32 left. The score
capped a nine-play, 65-yard drive.
After Newton scored about two
clock.
minutes later, Seattle had a chance
to run out the clock, but inexplicably
Wilson tried a deep throw on 3rd-
and-l with 1:55 remaining. A short
run for a first down there would have
all but ended the game. Even had the
Seahawks failed to convert, it would
have taken another 30 seconds off the
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Page A-39
counties. It is a volunteer—based, nonprofit orga—
nization whose more than 1,300 members share
interests in birds and other wildlife, their habitats,
and natural history.
Despite the poor time manage—
ment, Seattle found a way to get it
done at home and is now 2-0 as it pre-
pares to host Dallas Sunday.
With the four teams in the NFC
West a combined 7 -1 after two weeks,
every win is going to be crucial as
the Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks and
49ers jockey for supremacy.
-
Forest gates close Oct. 1 -
Beginning Oct. 1, Olympic National Forest will
close seasonal gates in the south part'of the forest.
Let’s hope those celebrations con-
tinue, even if the fan noise is mostly
coming from the couches around the
state.
I Justin Johnson is the Editor of the
Shelton-Mason County Journal. He
can be reached by email at justin@
masoncounty.com
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